Reproduction Flashcards
corpus luteum
Secretes:
-progesterone; maintains endometrium
– estrogen; builds endometrium
– lasts 10 days
Primary sex characteristics
Any structure [Organ, Duct or gland] that plays a direct role in reproduction
Secondary sex characteristics
Stimulated by testosterone and estrogen
-distinguishes male from female
Sperm cells
Male gametes
Testes
Male gonads
Scrotum
Sack that contains testes; control temperature
Semeniferous tubules
Where sperm cells are made
Sertoli cells
Support cell for sperm; nourishes developing sperm
Epididymis
- Site of sperm maturation
- located on top of testes
Vas deferens
Storage duct from the epididymis leading to the penis via ejaculatory duct.
Ejaculatory duct
Regulates movement of sperm
Seminal vesicles
Adds fructose and Prostaglandins did the seminal fluid
Prostate gland
Adds buffers to seminal fluid to battle vagina environment
Cowpers gland/ bulb urethral gland
Adds mucus to seminal fluid for urethra environment
Semen
Seminal fluid and sperm
Urethra
Carries seminal fluid and urine to the exterior
Ovaries
Female. Gonads
Ova
Egg
Follicle
Structure with an ovary that contains Oocyte
Ovulation
Maturing follicle pushes against walls of ovaries to enter oviduct
Fimbriae
Fingerlike structures that guide egg into the oviduct
-located on top of ovaries
Fallopian tube
Connects ovaries to uterus; site of fertilization
Uterus
Site of embryo development; site of implantation
Endometrium
Glandular lining that provides nourishment for the development of the embryo
- progesterone: maintains endometrium
- estrogen: builds endometrium
Cervix
Muscular Banda separates uterus from the vagina
- contracts before birth to practice expansion
- hormones that stimulate contractions is [hCG]
Vagina
Sexual intercourse occurs here: uterus to the outer environment
Menstruation
–period
-shedding of endometrium